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[Other Sport] Bar Billiards







Bakero

Bakero

Languidly clinical
Oct 9, 2010
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Almería
thedonkeycentrehalf said:
As someone who has lived in West Sussex all my life, Toad is a game I only heard of when I started working in Lewes and which seems to be very much local to Lewes and the surrounding villages
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Also big in Latin American as well as parts of Spain. I think I heard a bloke from Lewes introduced it to Sussex after discovering it in South America.
 




Jimmy Grimble

Jimmy Grimble

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Nov 10, 2007
9,763
Starting a revolution from my bed
I think there’s a Toads league in Brighton these days. Seems to have taken off somewhat.
 








Questions

Questions

Habitual User
Oct 18, 2006
24,896
Worthing
I remember my dad regularly playing ‘the bar’ through. Ten thousand brakes were common with him. He never let me win.
 






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Sirnormangall

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Sep 21, 2017
2,970
Boroseagull said:
Used to love playing bar billiards in the late 60's/early 70.s at The Wilmington - Patcham (my then local). Bet it or the pub aren't there anymore!
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The Wilmy is still there but I don’t there’s a bar billiards table - I played along the road at the Ladies Mile.
 


Tom Hark Preston Park

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash
Jul 6, 2003
70,246
A couple of Withdean stalwarts, Locky and Nigel, used to play bar billiards for England if memory serves. Maybe they still do. Think they drink in The Swan before home games nowadays
 


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Sirnormangall

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Sep 21, 2017
2,970
Bodian said:
Bar Billiards in one thread, Subbuteo in another, and the old King Alfred in a further. You begin to think we're a bunch of old has-beens on here.

Anyone for shove-ha'penny?
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I’ve got a shove ha’penny board…..and bagatelle. But I’d love a bar billiards table and I have room for it…..but just need to sneak it in when the wife is out.
 




pasty

pasty

A different kind of pasty
Jul 5, 2003
30,288
West, West, West Sussex
Used to love playing bar billiards in the now long gone Montreal Arms on Albion Hill
 


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Questions

Habitual User
Oct 18, 2006
24,896
Worthing
Sirnormangall said:
I’ve got a shove ha’penny board…..and bagatelle. But I’d love a bar billiards table and I have room for it…..but just need to sneak it in when the wife is out.
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I converted my garage to a man cave with the intention of getting a bar billiards table. Best laid plans and all that - my son moved in there.
Loved shove ha’penny
 






Creaky

Creaky

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Mar 26, 2013
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Hookwood - Nr Horley
Questions said:
I converted my garage to a man cave with the intention of getting a bar billiards table. Best laid plans and all that - my son moved in there.
Loved shove ha’penny
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I took the plunge and bought one a few years back and installed in my man shed.

Got quite good at it but haven't played for a year or so.
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Javeaseagull

Javeaseagull

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Feb 22, 2014
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I thought that Toad in the Hole was a sausage in a Yorkshire pudding? I grew up in Seaford and have never heard it described as a game. Confused,com
 






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brighton_dave

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Apr 13, 2016
426
Bakero said:
I'm surprised you'd never heard of Toad in the Hole. Though thinking about it, it was always much bigger in Lewes pubs than in Brighton.
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Nope never. We were lucky to have a pool table in Uckfield! 😃
I see Lewes hosts the world championships. I might take it up & see if I can join Ali Mac as a world beater.
 




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